Does Your House Have Lions?

"One day in the late sixties, I was on the phone with Rahsaan and mentioned to him that just that day I bought a house.He responded by asking, "Does your house have lions?"I said, "What?"He said, "Lions, you know like in front of a museum or the post office. You know, concrete lions. My house has lions. Get a house with lions."

Friday, April 24, 2009

If I had to pick a favorite, it would be "The Inflated Tear". That's the first song I ever heard of Rahsaan's and it's the one that sent me on a quest to find out more about him, which eventually led to me writing a book about him. He surrenders himself so fully in that song that it becomes timeless.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

About a month ago I read a great novel, "Broken For You" by Stephanie Kallos. I loved her writing, and loved the story, and best of all I loved the fact that she mentions Rahsaan twice! Seriously, I could not put this book down. One of my favorites of all times and I will be reading it again.

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About Me

For the past several years, I have been researching and writing a book about the late, great, musician, Rahsaan Roland Kirk. He was a jazz musician, but ultimately he defied categorization. As his producer and friend, Joel Dorn, once said, "People will be listening to his music 400 years from now."
This blog is to help further spread the word about Rahsaan, to post interesting stuff I find, and to document my journey with him. If anybody has any stories or anecdotes about Rahsaan, please feel free to share.